PELLA — The Dutch were looking for winds of change on Saturday during their American Rivers Conference baseball doubleheader with Coe.
Enter Brock Luna, who used the actual win gusting around the diamond to deliver a hit that turned the tide for Central. Entering the game as the staring catcher for Coe pitcher Jackson Torbit, Luna delivered a home run that ignited a game-changing rally in the bottom of the third inning as the Dutch scored five runs to take the lead for good, allowing the Dutch to secure a doubleheader split with a 10-4 win in game two after suffering a 9-2 loss to the Kohawks in the opening game.
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